The Latest Breaking News from Affirmative Action

DALLAS — Universities can no longer consider race when dealing out acceptance letters to higher education hopefuls. Thursday’s Supreme Court decision could set a precedent beyond college campuses — potentially affecting affirmative action’s corporate counterpart: diversity, equity and inclusion.

Harvard University was accused by minority groups of violating the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by giving preferential treatment in the admissions process to children of alumni and wealthy donors, days after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the use of race-based affirmative action policies.

Former vice president celebrates new Supreme Court ruling tossing out programs to diversify college campuses

The Basketball Hall of Famer has given a huge donation to his Alma Mater after an affirmative action ruling dealt a huge setback to colleges and universities in the United States

Myths about affirmative action being discriminatory against Asian Americans helped spread a narrative that college admissions meant to increase diversity were actually racist.

The supreme court’s decision to strike down diversity policies in higher education raises concerns over future of DEI in employment

Donald Trump praised Supreme Court rulings that ended affirmative action in college admissions and a student debt-relief program, as well as limited LGBTQ protections, touting his role in installing the court’s conservative majority as he campaigned in South Carolina on Saturday.

With two landmark decisions in just over 24 hours, the U.S. Supreme Court could reshape higher education.

A few minutes after the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action, an email from the 80-20 Initiative, a Chinese political action group, landed in my inbox with the subject head "VICTORY."

The campaign against affirmative action has reduced the complicated process of college admissions to a simple and highly inaccurate sound bite: Black and brown students are being admitted over higher-achieving white and Asian American applicants. Ascribed a flawed essence, affirmative action has become easier to reject.

Overturning Roe v. Wade and affirmative action in higher education had been leading goals of the conservative legal movement for decades